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English language intro to the 2000 animated TV series Fix & Foxi, the series was created and also based around the characters by German comic writer/publisher Rolf Kauka. As well as characters from the Fix & Foxi universe, the series also had a segment for the Peppercorn family, the last comic series made by Kauka. Fix and Foxi are two friendly fox cubs, who live in the town of Foxburg (Foxholzen) with their uncle Fax, they have adventures foiling bullies, thieves, and/or problems caused by their friend Lupo and/or Professor Nox. This video is perhaps a testament to why you should never use LP for recording, at least if you want the thing you're recording to not become unwatchable in a couple of years. It is also a testament to bad theme song writing in general. The characters have a lot of popularity and success in their homeland and date back to the 1950's. Currently there are DVDs -- of the Fix & Foxi segment -- out, at least in their home country of Germany, though they do offer the choice of the English dub. 52 episodes were made for the series. The use of this introduction theme clip/subject is claimed under 'Fair Use' on the grounds of: 1) the clip/subject is used for - and accompanied with - comments on the show. Comments include such things as the producers of the show (as in the production company/s), the year it first aired and how long the series lasted in 'standard length' episodes. Also noted is the availability of subject on high quality, officially licensed media (e.g. DVD). 2a) Inferior quality of video in relation to the quality of the original source. Being at a much lower screen resolution at a high level of compression. In addition to the substantial generation loss caused as a result of the methods used, the process also causes compression artifacts in the form of: loss of image clarity, noise, pixelization, et al. 2b) The inferior nature coupled with the incomplete nature of this recording and the diminished potential value therein of this recording in relation to the original work. 3) The trivial nature of the potential value of subject's introductory theme (hereon referred to as 'intro'), less the actual show that would otherwise follow. On the basis that it is the show - rather than the show's intro - which is, in essence, the primary draw of any 'realistic' potential audience and therefore the main fiscal worth of the subject (relating to audience/market share and sales of merchandising, i.e. DVD and video). 4) Bar the occasional glimpse at an episode's title car, the clip is of the intro and nothing else. The length of the clip is determined by that of subject's intro original length, no more is taken. 5) The poster and host both receive no revenue from this clip's existence on this site.